hello mr. Barak Obama.

hello Mr. Barak Obama whom I respect very much.  

I'm writing in hopes that I can receive some support

for my current medical situation. 

I am a 39 year old mother of a five year old girl-child. 

my husband of 7 years and I just recently decided to separate. 

literally 3 days later I was re-diagnosed with ovarian cancer. 

we have very expensive insurance because of my history

of cancer and because I have the BRAC1 gene I have both a yearly MRI

and mammogram testing. 

we are above the poverty line but by no means wealthy. 

my husband-ish is a native plant landscaper. 

I am a birth doula, herbalist, and stay at home mama. 

honestly we spend the majority of our income on organic non-processed food for our family. 

prior to my re-diagnoses we were spending

13-15% of our income on my hospital health care. 

this is not to mention the other 3 alternative healers

we pay for out of pocket. oye!

I recently applied for Msupport from the university

of michigan and was denied because we have modest savings. 

I ask you is it now expected that we spend our combined 

life savings on my cancer treatment?

and not just that, we are

trying to sell our 2 acre farm because we will now need

to rent two separate homes. 

the one thought I have is that We could quick quick

file for divorce so I could get Medicaid as I am unable to work. 

not only will that take a long time to process I'm sure, but I feel like I would just be trying to get around the system. honestly my heart is not ready to do that if you can understand. 

what would you advise I do in this situation?

being a individual who operates from the heart I am having trouble

believing that I am simply bound to be stuck here without a creative solution from my government. 

I very much appreciate you taking the time to read my little novel here. 

please I hope you will respond as soon as you are able. 

blessings on your beautiful family

and on your path always. 

Caryn Simon. 

about my work:

www.carynascreatrix.com

about my journey with cancer:

http://dancinginsidemyself.blogspot.com/